William Paterson University Master of Fine Arts

Leslie Adler’s MFA Thesis Exhibition “Trepidation and Transcendence” Opening Reception, March 7, 2013.

The Spring Artist Lecture Series continues next Thursday! Artist Carter Hodgkin will give a lecture on March 14th. It will be in Ben Shahn room 146 at 2 p.m. Please try to attend.

Artist Statement
Inspired by physics, I use the lines of colliding atomic particles to explore a new language of abstraction. Fusing physics, digital technology, and painting, I create hyper-energetic, cascading compositions based on simulated atomic particle collisions. An exploration of instability and uncertainty, my work alludes not only to the behavior of atomic particles, but to emotional states of tumult, tension, and unease.
To create my paintings, I manipulate computer code to generate animations of particle collisions. This manipulation becomes a drawing process where parameters are set and random moments of collision are captured. From these animations, I capture still images which become templates for the work. Layer upon layer of overlapping tiny dots and fragile lines are painstakingly hand-painted, coalescing into emergent iconic forms.

Artist Bio.
Carter Hodgkin is an artist, teacher and designer who lives in New York City. Her work fuses art, science & technology to explore a new visual language of abstraction. She cross-references traditional material with digital technology to create paintings, works on paper, animations and large-scale mosaics.  In 1998 she was the U.S. representative artist in the Khoj International Workshop, India.  Most recently, Americans for the Arts cited her permanent Public Art Project “Electromagnetic Fall” as one of the best public art projects for 2010. Her work is included in Art+Science Now, a visual survey of artists working at the frontiers of science and technology published by Thames & Hudson. Ms. Hodgkin received a B.F.A. from Virginia Commonwealth University. She teaches at Parsons/The New School for Design, NY.

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“Trepidation and Transcendence”MFA Thesis Exhibition of Leslie Courtney AdlerMarch 1st - March 28th.
Opening Reception: March 7th from 6-8 p.m.

Multifarious
Feb 19 - Mar 5
Reception: Feb 20th 7-10 p.m.

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Joshua Haycraft
Spring Artist Lecture Series
February 7, 2013

“BHITB”

See excerpts of the lecture here: http://youtu.be/et4aRwUOMII

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Rachel Gladfelter talks about Pace Prints
South Gallery at WPU University Galleries
February 5th, 2013 2 p.m.

See excerpts at: http://youtu.be/L5QPy313jwU

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Passages by Anna Carina Sinocchi

Check out the review of her show “Passages” by MFA graduate Anna Carina Sinocchi:

‘Passages’

And then there’s New Jersey artist Anna Carina Sinocchi’s “Passages,” a series of abstract wall hangings made by combining photographic emulsions, oils and acrylics painted on silk or muslin. They’re like a mashup of Japanese cottons and the Byzantine embroidery you see in museums, haunting hints at fragmentary ruin. But grand, and deeply colored like a stain. Or a bruise.

http://www.nj.com/entertainment/arts/index.ssf/2013/01/oddities_at_aljira_ogling_rabb.html

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Excerpt from Sabine’s Artist Talk

http://youtu.be/vBxYRzjlgOE

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Artist Lecturer Sabine Flach

There is an artist lecture with German art historian Sabine Flach today at 2 pm in Ben Shahn room 146. Be sure to come by!

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